Apprentice Business and Finance Administrator

**Suffolk County Council - Endeavour House, Ipswich, IP1 2BX - Hybrid**:

- **£22,366 per annum (pro rata if part time)**:

- **37 hours per week - Flexible working options available**:

- **Fixed Term Apprenticeship up to 18 months**

Are you looking for new and exciting challenges each day?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join us in the **Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism service** within the Business and Finance Team as an **Apprentice** **Business and Finance Administrator.**

We’ll support your development from the start and will help you to play to your strengths, diversify your skills and build an influential and impactful career. During your apprenticeship you will receive ongoing training, new work-based experiences and support to enable you to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed to undertake a comprehensive range of finance and administrative duties.

We are seeking a friendly, organised, motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills and an eye for detail.

If this sounds like it’s for you, read on

**Your role and responsibilities**

Our Business and Finance team provides administrative and finance support to the Practitioners and Home Care providers supporting vulnerable adults across our locality area. You will:

- be part of the team carrying out financial and business functions which will include the delivery of income and payment services within Adult Social Care
- provide business support focusing on good outcomes for our customers, statutory requirements and new ideas to improve the way we work
- liaise with Home Care Providers to ensure services are provided in accordance with agreed processes, policies and timescales
- identify financial and business inaccuracies and ensure they are reported to the Business and Financial Officer and resolved in a timely manner
- build positive relationships with Home Care providers and colleagues to act as a first point of contact and resolve financial and business performance process queries.

**Your apprenticeship**
- Level 3 Business Administrator
- Up to 18 months
- it's never too late to start developing new skills. We want to provide opportunities for anyone interested in launching or advancing their career.
- be focused and motivated to gain valuable work-based skills and experience within the role
- demonstrate a can do attitude and the determination to succeed in gaining the qualification and in the workplace
- be customer-focused and look for ways for us all to work better and smarter
- have excellent communication and IT skills
- Need a minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade 4 - 9 / Grade C and above or equivalent including Mathematics and English.

**The team**

Our team has a culture of being friendly, supportive and encouraging. Our expectations of standards are high, but you will always have staff around you to share skills and experience with and help you to continually develop.

We practice hybrid working and work together in the office two days a week.

**Empowering Everyone**

**For more information**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 - **Read the **Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).**

**Step 3 - **Upload a** **supporting statement** **answering the following questions below. Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.. You should use the **Supporting Statement template (docx)**.
- Tell us what skills you have learned whilst at school/college, volunteering and/or working that you think will be useful to you in this role and why?
- Tell us about something you are proud of and why?
- Tell us about a time you've been really determined to do something, what did you do? What happened as a result?
- Why are you interested in working in working for our organisation?
- What are you hoping to gain from this apprenticeship?
- Using our WeAspire values (see bottom of JPP); tell us about a time or situation when you have demonstrated one of these values?

**Step 4 - **Upload a CV (without name and personal details).

**Closing date: 11.30pm, 4 September 2024.**

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

**As a modern and effective council, we **offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of **skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that **flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to **understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven **to make a positive difference to the world around us and **encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.**

In return, you’ll enjoy:

- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteer